Make the Best Cheesecake Ever – Grandma’s Secret Recipe

Say the word “cheesecake” and it rolls off the tongue, bringing with it associations of decadence and sweet, creamy goodness. In New York, it’s even “famous”. Yet many people opt to buy this time-honored dessert, thinking it must be complicated and time-consuming to make. This couldn’t be further from the truth. If cheesecake is a favorite for your family, then the following recipe can show you how to whip one together quickly and easily.

The recipe also comes with a fun story: one day, as a friend was driving home, she noticed sheets of paper littering the side of the road, whipping up near her windshield as she drove along. Feeling curious, she decided to stop and see what was written on these mysterious scraps. It turned out that this “trash” became her treasure; each scrap contained a recipe, neatly hand-written, from the 1950’s. Hence, forever after, this cheesecake will be referred to as “Roadside Cheesecake”.

Here is the recipe that came from someone’s grandma (we just don’t know whose): Continue reading “Make the Best Cheesecake Ever – Grandma’s Secret Recipe”

New York Style Cheesecake Recipe

New York style cheesecake recipes are made with a combination of cream cheese and Italian cheese cakes made with ricotta cheese. In the early 1920’s, this particular silky style of cream cheese was developed in the New York area.

New York style cheesecake recipes were introduced by Jewish delicatessens in New York City. Arnold Reuben Jr., owner of the legendary Turf Restaurant at 49th and Broadway in New York City and a descendant of immigrants from Germany, claimed his family developed the first cream cheese cake recipe. Reuben’s cheesecake was so good, it won a Gold Metal at the 1929 World’s Fair.

The superior qualities that make Reuben’s classic New York style cheesecake are a graham cracker crust, a creamy texture, and distinct lemon flavor that is firm but light in density. Below you will find his Classic New York Style Cheesecake recipe.

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Different Types of Cheesecakes

If you think that cheesecake is cheesecake, then you’re either not a baker or have been living under a rock for your whole life. There are more kinds of cheesecake than Carter has liver pills, and he’s got plenty of them to go around. We’re not going to cover every type and style of cheesecake in this article but just try to give you some idea of why a cheesecake is not just a cheesecake.

Cheesecake is one of the most common and popular desserts in the world today. It is also one of the oldest made from a dairy product other than milk. Cheesecakes can be made of ricotta cheese, havarti, quark, twaróg, or more usually, cream cheese. Other ingredients such as sugar, eggs, cream and fruit are often mixed in, too. This is the reason why there are so many types of cheesecakes because the number of recipes you can come up with are virtually unlimited.

So what styles of cheesecakes are there? Below are just a few with a brief description of each. There is the good old American style cheese cake. These are usually made from cream cheese, which was invented in 1872. After James Kraft invented this type of cheese, it became the top product for making cheesecake in America. Continue reading “Different Types of Cheesecakes”

The Foods You Need to Eat During Pregnancy!

Need some real, practical suggestions for healthy breakfasts, snacks, meals and drinks for avoiding excessive weight gain during pregnancy? Look no further – we’ve even given you a shopping list!

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Fresh fruit smoothie: Blend any fresh fruit (with some natural unsweetened live yoghurt (soya, goat or cow’s) and a handful of mixed seeds (e.g. pumpkin, sunflower, sesame and linseed).

Tip: if you are in a hurry, add fresh orange or apple juice to dilute your smoothie so it’s easy to drink, then put in a beaker and take it with you.

Boiled, scrambled or poached egg with buttered oat cakes or rye toast. – Wholegrain rye toast spread with nut butter (almond, cashew, hazel or peanut) Continue reading “The Foods You Need to Eat During Pregnancy!”

Top Health Benefits of Tomatoes

Taste and nutrition as well as the health benefits of tomatoes have been highly valued. Enjoyed all over the world, they are essential ingredients in the diets of many cultures. Yet the plant has a spotty past, including myths, misconceptions and controversy, and the challenges of modern mass production of the tomato continue to spark debate. Yet there is no debate over the intrinsic health benefits of the tomato. The tomato is treasured for its nutritional value as much as for its delicious taste.

History of the Tomato

Peru is generally credited with first cultivating of the fruit now known as the tomato. The tomatoes of that day were tiny compared to modern tomatoes, but were already a valued food, bred for flavor. From Peru, the tomato spread through Southern and Central America. Mexico’s Aztecs prized them, using them extensively in their cooking, including salsa. When the Spanish invaded Mexico during the early 1500’s, the Aztecs developed a new, gruesome recipe involving tomatoes. The fruit was served with the flesh of the Spanish invaders. Continue reading “Top Health Benefits of Tomatoes”

Avocados – What a Diverse Fruit!

Let’s take a look at the amazing avocado. People have enjoyed avocados for more than 500 years, and they are becoming increasingly popular in today’s diet. These remarkable little fruits not only offer extraordinary nutrition, they also deliver many additional health benefits. Packed full of vitamins and minerals, avocados improve a wide variety of health conditions. On top of all of these other pluses, they taste good!

The origin of the word avocado is in a South American Indian language, but the definition has been translated over the years in English to mean “alligator pear.” Contrary to the common misconception that an avocado is a vegetable, it is actually a fruit that is a member of the berry family. Avocados are native to regions as far north as Mexico and to northern South America. They are typically harvested when they reach full maturity and do not ripen until after they are picked. The variety grown most commonly in the US is the Hass avocado, which is the only type produced year-round. Hass avocados have a blackish-green skin with a black pebbly texture and come from California.

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Easy Healthy Breakfast Burritos Recipe

We make these easy healthy breakfast burritos for breakfast and for supper. They are full of protein and taste great any time of the day. This recipe is versatile, and you can add any ingredient that is your favorite. It makes great leftovers for lunches the next day, saving you time and money.

Basic Breakfast Burrito Recipe:

2 lb breakfast sausage, from pasture raised pigs

12 eggs, from pasture raised hens

1-2 cups raw cheddar cheese, shredded

This is the simple basic recipe, for when you are in a hurry:

Crumble the sausage in a skillet and cook until done. Crack 12 eggs and stir in, stirring continuously to scramble in with the sausage. When the eggs are done, turn the heat to low and stir in the cheddar cheese. As the cheese begins to melt, cover with a lid and turn off the heat. This allows the cheese to keep melting without everything burning and sticking to the pan. Serve in butter fried tortillas and top with the toppings listed below. Continue reading “Easy Healthy Breakfast Burritos Recipe”

Avocado and the Candida Diet

Commonly treated as a vegetable, avocados are actually tropical fruits, thought to have originated in Central and South America. Avocados are pear-shaped, with green or brown skin that can be either smooth or rough. The inside of an avocado contains a yellowish slimy flesh often described as rich and buttery. Most people first encounter avocados in guacamole, a Mexican dip in which avocados are the main ingredients but you will also see avocados tossed in a variety of salads. The good news about avocados is that they not only taste good but they are good for you. Avocados are an excellent source of vitamin K, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, folate, copper and potassium. Additionally, avocados contain a high level of monounsaturated fats, specifically oleic acid, which research suggests has numerous health benefits.

Fortunately, avocados are permitted on the candida diet. The candida diet is a diet which seeks to restore balance to the microflora of the intestinal system by greatly reducing or eliminating an overgrowth of Candida albicans. Candida albicans is a typically benign type of yeast found in the intestinal system that ideally will work in conjunction with “friendly” bacteria to keep the body healthy. Unfortunately, bad habits common to our modern lifestyle often disrupt this delicate internal balance and it is very difficult to restore. Overuse of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, diets high in processed/sugary foods and stress all contribute to causing this internal imbalance. When the intestinal system is not in balance ill health can develop and many experience symptoms throughout the entire body. The candida diet eliminates many foods that feed Candida albicans but these are the foods that we are use to eating. We may even crave these foods but we can learn to enjoy new foods that are allowed on the candida diet and learn what foods may actually help restore balance to our intestinal system’s. Continue reading “Avocado and the Candida Diet”

Avocados Are a Wonder Food!

People can be really lukewarm about avocados. If you don’t know when they are at peak ripeness, they can be kind of weird both in taste and texture; that is, no taste and waxy in texture.

Until recently, people didn’t choose avocados partly because they thought they had no flavor, but mostly because they thought they were high in fat and cholesterol. We all needed more information to make a healthy choice about this fruit.

If you eat a ripe avocado… that is, not too green and not over ripe, it is a delicacy! The flavor is amazing and the texture is so creamy!

If that isn’t enough to make you love to eat them, do you know how healthy avocados are for you? They have great benefits, especially for vegetarians.

One of the greatest challenges if you eat a vegetarian, or mostly vegetarian diet, is to get enough good quality protein. Avocados provide a complete protein! While the avocado ripens on the tree, the sun breaks down the proteins in the avocado into easily digested amino acids. Your body needs all 18 essential amino acids to create complete proteins, and you can get this complete protein from eating avocados! Continue reading “Avocados Are a Wonder Food!”

Avocado for Vaginal Yeast Infection

There is no one food that is the complete answer to yeast infection, but avocados are an example of food that is effective in bringing back the right intestinal context to stop aggravated vaginal infection. Does this mean that a food plan that includes avocado will help patients to get better and well faster? Well maybe. 75% of women mostly in developed countries will suffer a vaginal infection at least once in their lifetime, while some 7% will have to endure chronic Vagina candidiasis, also known as vaginal yeast infection. It is a common problem with women. Vaginal candidiasis has many symptoms ranging from discharges that often look like cottage cheese because it is thick and white, and the symptoms often time is redness and itching of the vaginal areas which can be very intense.

Although Candida is normally found in the body (intestine), but when Candida in the intestine grows out of proportion due to some irregularities, this then causes both systemic and local Infections. Many things can cause the irregularities in the intestine but one of the possible or common factors is the upset of the acid-alkaline balance in both intestines and the blood. Continue reading “Avocado for Vaginal Yeast Infection”